North West England
Hollingworth Lake |
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(Submitted by Marcel)
Where : Littleborough, just outside Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Price : Free
Parking : On site. Pay and display. 50p for up to 2 hours. More if longer. Free parking 6pm-8am.
Food / Drink / Toilets : Visitor Centre with toilets
Photograph opportunities : * Sailing (rowing, dinghys, windsurfing) * Lots of people (busy in the summer months), inc. Families with kids, couples, elderly * Water (obviously) * Nice sunsets over the lake * Birdlife (via a hide). * Woodland (inc nature reserve)
"There is still something here for everyone with excellent lakeside restaurants and pubs, craft shops and entertainments. The one-and-a-half mile walk around the lake is an easy and relaxing stroll; call into the bird hide for to view the wide variety of birdlife in the nature reserve and there are picnic and play areas along the route."
West Kirby Marine Lake |
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(Submitted by Dave)
Where : West Kirby, Wirral. Looks out to River Dee (and Wales).
Price : Free
Parking : Free, waterfront.
Food / Drink / Toilets : Morrisons for Food, Tea Factory for decent sit down coffee. Toilets in Morrisons or waterfront.
Photograph opportunities : * Boats, Yachts, Windsurfers, sunsets, marine walkway, Hilbre Island for unique birds, seals, herons etc...
Chatsworth House and Gardens |
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(Submitted by Gary Bagshawe)
Where : Chatsworth, about 15 miles east of Macclesfield
Price : Parks=Free, the rest is dependant on which bit you visit, check website.
Parking : £1.50
Food/Drink/Toilets : Onsite, check website.
"The gardens alone will take a day to explore properly and the photo opportunities are everywhere."
Salford Quays Multimap |
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(Submitted by Steve)
Where : Just outside Manchester
Price : Free (dependant on what you do there). The Lowry and Imperial War Museum are free to enter and look around.
Parking : Parking in the multi-storey car park is free for an hour and reasonable after that. It is free for the duration of your visit if you buy ANYTHING in the outlet and get your car park ticket run through a machine in the shop
Food / Drink / Toilets : Burger king, Harry Ramsdens et al inside the Lowry Outlet Mall. Various shops dotted around, and a Tesco Express nearby on Trafford Road. Toilets in the Lowry Outlet Mall.[/b]
"Regenerated area of Salford that now contains offices and residential property as well as the Lowry and Imperial War Museum. Many quays have been cleaned up and are used for boating, swimming and other water sports. A shopping centre/outlet village for the wife to mooch around, a multiplex cinema and many eating and drinking places for refreshments."
Formby Point and Squirrel Reserve Multimap |
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(Submitted by Matt)
Where : Formby, Liverpool (Inbetween Liverpool and Southport)
Opening Times : Daily, Dawn til Dusk.
Price : Free
Parking : Onsite, £3.20
Food/Drink/Toilets : Picnic area and WC onsite, also Nearest Public House: The Grapes, Green Lane, Formby.
Photograph opportunities : * Red Squirrels and a large variety of birds. * Sand dunes * Lovely beach and coastline.
"As you enter head to the left of the road for the squirrels. Take plenty of hazel nuts to keep these little chaps interested.
Get there early as it can get busy."
Hebden Bridge and Hardcastle Crags |
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(Submitted by JBHammond)
Where : West Yorkshire
Price : N/A
Parking : Lots (Chargable)
Food/Drink/Toilets : Lots of food and drink/shops etc.
"Hebden Bridge is surrounded by a landscape of steep sided woodland valleys, above which are the open moors of the South Pennines. Of special mention is the village of Heptonstall, again a great place for photography. One mile away is the National Trust owned Hard Castle Crags. Again just like the town, full of good photo opportunities. There is a car park (charged) and a cafe (coming soon!).
Both sites are easily reach by road (15-20 minutes off the M62, or by public transport being on the rail link between Manchester & Leeds."
Lyme Park |
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(Submitted by Mancunian Lee)
Where : Cheshire
Price : House & Garden: £6.50, child £3.30, family £17. House only: £5, child £2.50. Garden only: £3.50, child £2. The Cage: £1
Parking : Parking, £4.50. (£2 motorbike) refunded on purchase of adult house & garden ticket.
Food/Drink/Toilets : Ale Cellar restaurant (licensed) in house. Children's menu. Park Coffee Shop in workshop courtyard. Children's menu. Ice-cream kiosk in main car park
Photograph opportunities : Medieval deer park with Englands largest collection of Red and Fallow deer. Big posh house and gardens. Big lake and the set of Pride and Prejedice.